4.25 2m. 4f. 1yds. 11 Declared. www.fakenhamracecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Class 4 ) of £12,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,601.00 2nd - €3,038.00 3rd - €1,519.00 4th - €760.00 5th - €379.00
Formscan - BASHERS REFLECTION made the perfect start to life in handicaps when winning at Warwick on New Year's Eve, drawing clear with the second to win snugly. The handicapper has had his say with a 9lb rise in the ratings, but the Ben Case inmate looks capable of better and gets the vote. Pachacuti looks the chief threat after showing improved form on the step up in trip to an extended 2m5f when finishing runner-up at Hereford last month, ahead of handicap debutant Uncle Arthur.